MassDOT: No Plans To Raise Overpass Hit By Bus

BOSTON Massachusetts Department of Transportation officials say there are no plans to raise the height of a Boston overpass during scheduled repairs next year, despite an accident that injured 35 people from Pennsylvania over the weekend and similar mishaps.

The Calvary Coach bus slammed into the 10-foot-high bridge Saturday night. One person was critically injured and several others were hospitalized. The group included high school students and chaperones who were part of a Destined for a Dream Foundation group based in Bristol, Pa.

MassDOT spokeswoman Sara Lavoie told the Boston Herald the 89-year-old Western Avenue overpass on Soldiers Field Road can’t be raised during next year’s rehabilitation project because of road elevation issues and the bridge’s historic nature.